11/10 great simulator for falling into space pitsif you don't take my word, then see what the critics have to say.

300/10 "It was okay" -IGN

666/5 "I belive this is a work of satan" -ReviewtechUSA

1337/420 "You can only noscope" -Random COD kid

15/10 "Tear jerking experience especially when you get the triple disk power-up, plus, the settings menu has the best options I have ever seen, being able to customize mouse profiles in-game, make macros, set the graphics to specifically your taste and best of all, you can turn on subtitles." -TotalBiscuit

14/10 "A legendary game that competes with the greats like LOZ:OCT and Chrono Trigger" -GameSpot

0/10 "How do you sprint" - Confused Reviewer

11/10 "A masterpiece by Lord Gaben" -PC Gamer

20/10 "We put it on our top 100s list now as number 0" -GamesRadar

51464646246246346362/10 "Looking forward to buying Valve despite they are likely to be more rich than us, damnit Gaben." -EA

100/10 "We at RPS have a phobia of discs but play it anyways." -RockPaperShotgun

Perhaps one of the greatest First-Person Shooters of our time, Valve has managed to redeem themselves from the absolute shitfest known as "Half-Life" with Ricochet. Never before has such revolutionary gameplay been unleashed unto our hard drives with such elegance and class. The core mechanics of "dodge and then shoot your opponents" and a never before seen in-depth combo system (predating complex games like Batman: Arkham Asylum by years) completely smashed the conventions of the genre when it broke onto the scene in late 2000. The charts don't lie when they say Ricochet outsold ♥♥♥♥♥ whipped "shooter" games like Perfect Dark and Aliens Vs Predator at a 3:1 ratio, and for good reason! Who here could honestly forget such classic maps like "Deathmatch 2" and "Arena" compared to the same old lame ♥♥♥ De_dust2's and 2Fort's?

Sadly, a jewish plot has emerged from the murky depths of the darknet to tell us otherwise; but I am here to help you wade your way out of the Kool-Aid pool and into the ever beckoning rabbit hole of freedom. John Carmack is a well known member of the Rothchilds industrial complex and JIDF, which has allowed for a complete whitewash over the video games industry. He has slept with atleast five prominent figures in the business, three of which have been confirmed: Sergey Titov (of Big Rigs and The War Z acclaim), John Romero, and later Gabe Newell among others in exchange for the complete deletion and issue of Cease & Desist orders to anything and everything related to Ricochet. This paved the way for the great Video Games Crash and the subsequent release of "progressive" and "sensitive" games like Quake III: Arena, Unreal Tournament 2004, etc. etc. which have been sonicpowered MEGAPHONES for so-called "Social Justice Warriors" to co-opt the hobby and effectively kill Ricochet's community.

I implore you to shell out the $4.99 USD for this magnificent pioneer of the FPS Dungeon Crawler genre and ignore ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ JIDF/SJW propaganda like Hatred or Postal 2 which have burrowed their fat, agenda-ridden abdomens into our rights as god fearing American citizens.

One day a timer will appear on the Steam front page.No one knows it's purpose and Valve will remain silent as usual.For days people speculate that the announcment of Half Life 3 is imminent.When the timer reaches the last few seconds, it freezes on the number 3. For a moment nothing happens and the world watches in anticipation.Suddenly Gabe Newells face appears on the screen."Valve is proud to announce a long anticipated game from a series that the fans have been excited to return to for many years."He pauses for a moment and smiles, "It was worth the weight."Suddenly, men and women all over the world have earth shattering orga'sms, all diseases are cured, world hunger is solved, and all wars instantly come to an end."I am pleased to announce Ricochet 2."

Before I go any further I would just like to say there is a tl;dr at the bottom of this review

So I'd like to start by saying that I love this game, and its core gameplay is good enough to look past its few flaws. This game is a mod of the original half-life that came out in 2000, however because of its thriving community and plethora of mods, its age has only really now begun to show. It places you in a future alternate universe where the entirety of existence depends on your ability to partake in the activity of “Duel to the Death Space Frisbee” or DDSF for short. Below I've made a table to outline all the various elements of the game with a rating at the end.

Concept

Description

Rating out of 10

Story

The story of Ricochet is a deep and complex one. You are placed in a totally new world, where it only seems as if people are interested in this sport "Space Frisbee". You are never told anything about your character, except that they are a Space Frisbee player. That being said though, your character is made to be disposable, and when your character dies, it's over. You are placed in the shoes of a new person, who wears the same clothing as you, and sounds the same as you, and often shares the same fate as you. It's a highly critical commentary on today’s culture, where it seems as if people are losing their lives to something arbitrary, almost a sport, for no real distinguishable reason. It makes the player contemplate what they are doing with their lives, and whether it is meaningful or not. I won't spoil the rest of the story for you, but all I can say is that you should look forward to epic conspiracies, insane bosses, and one of the most exciting and fulfilling endings in all of video games.

10

Gameplay

Now, Ricochet is truly one of this games that you can describe as "easy to learn, difficult to master". Its gameplay seems simple at first, as it begins with "throw disc and hit object" but as you progress you find more ways to play the game using its initial mechanics. First you're introduced with obstacles that your discs bounce off of, allowing you to start having your discs ricochet. The obstacles then change in complexity and usefulness, as near the later parts of the game, you even start to avoid them as they can be very deadly. There are different power-ups for your discs that change the way you use them, which gives a greater feeling of accomplishment when you figure out how to use one of the power-ups to its fullest affect. Ricochet’s gameplay respects player intelligence by giving you many different ways to play. The depth of the mechanics have been compared to dwarf fortress, and although I wouldn't go that far I can certainly see players sinking thousands of hours into this game trying to really figure everything out for themselves.

10

Graphics

There isn't too much to say here. For a game that came out 14 (now nearly 15) years ago, it looks quite good. When in came out it was among the best looking games to date, and remained that way until about 2005. Despite looking a bit aged its color and stylistic focus make it easy and pleasant on the eyes, while still allowing for good atmosphere.

8

Multiplayer

I'll just start out by say the multiplayer is AMAZING. It captures the cinematic and atmospheric feel of the single player, while allowing player interaction in a diverse open world. You're allowed to find various "Arenas" in which you may do battle with your friends to see who's the best at DDSF. With a booming community, and an incredible amount of modded servers you can easily find yourself playing this multiplayer for hours on end. Even though it's been 14 years, because of its very in-depth gameplay and large community, the Ricochet multiplayer is still one of the best you can find on this platform.

10

All in all, I'd give this game a 10/10. Everything about it is amazing and enjoyable, from its single player, multi-player, stunning visuals, in-depth gameplay, and did I mention its kickin' soundtrack? Well it's amazing. Seriously, if you don't have this game, you need to fix that right now.

TL;DR In my opinion one of the best games valve has ever made, I highly recommend this game.

This game is awesome; if you go on an empty server and wait a few minutes it will pile up. With a few graphical updates and a way to spend points it would be a great game!I don't play often, but when I do, I play for about an hour. It is addictive.Buy it.

This is really awesome!This is not about throwing discs, jump and fall. This is is about throwing discs, jump and fall with style and skill!Guys buy this, play this and don't make the servers empty, this is awesome as hell!What I really want to say is ~~> 9/10